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C.A 17:Sadollah vs Alves PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardcore Geno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angoro Mwambong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hardcore Geno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hardcore Geno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angoro Mwambong!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mwambong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mwambong.
Mwambong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geno.
Geno swinging wilding here.
Mwambong slips a jab from Geno.
The fighters circling - Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mwambong.
Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Geno misses the target.
Geno misses with an uppercut. Mwambong saw that one coming.
Mwambong avoids the body shot from Geno.
Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Mwambong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Angoro Mwambong has been cut.
Mwambong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mwambong.
Mwambong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Geno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mwambong somewhat.
Hardcore Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angoro Mwambong.
Some wild striking there from Geno.
Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geno misses with an uppercut. Mwambong saw that one coming.
Geno missing with a left hand there. Mwambong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geno throws a hook to the side of Mwambong's head but Mwambong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mwambong slips a straight right by Geno.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mwambong is defended easily by Geno.
Geno stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geno throws a hook but Mwambong blocks it.
Mwambong feints and as Geno raises his hands in defense, Mwambong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mwambong pushing down on Geno's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mwambong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Geno is trying to maintain the position but Mwambong is very close to passing his half guard.
Geno is not content to let Mwambong control the position.
Geno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Geno controls Mwambong momentarily but Mwambong frees himself.
Geno keeping full guard, as Mwambong tries to pass.
Mwambong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Geno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwambong chips away with some ground and pound.
Geno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Geno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mwambong manages to get himself to full guard.
Mwambong is trying to keep Geno in close.
Mwambong looks gassed!
Geno controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mwambong keeping moving, preventing Geno from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Geno won't allow Mwambong to sweep him here.
Mwambong keeping moving, preventing Geno from controlling successfully.
Mwambong is trying to hold Geno in close to prevent damage but Geno has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hardcore Geno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angoro Mwambong's cut.
That's time! Geno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geno lands a jab to Mwambong's midsection.
Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Geno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mwambong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mwambong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geno defends it nicely.
Geno slaps away a takedown attempt from Mwambong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardcore Geno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geno misses the jab.
Mwambong is breathing heavily.
Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mwambong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardcore Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angoro Mwambong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwambong takes one to the side of the head.
Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mwambong.
Mwambong moves out of range of the strikes.
Geno loads up on a big right hand but Mwambong slips the punch.
Mwambong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geno.
Geno clobbers Mwambong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mwambong avoids the body shot from Geno.
Mwambong tries for a takedown but Geno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Geno finds it's way through Mwambong's defenses.
Mwambong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mwambong lands in his opponent's guard.
Geno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mwambong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mwambong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mwambong throws and elbow that misses. Geno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mwambong's guard. Nice move by Geno!
Mwambong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Geno trying to control but Mwambong is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geno is stalling in the full guard.
Geno wants to control from the top but Mwambong keeps moving.
Geno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mwambong's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Geno leaves Mwambong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Geno tries to bum rush Mwambong with a series of wild strikes but Mwambong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mwambong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geno lands a nice looking body shot.
Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Mwambong.
Geno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Geno throws a right and a left that Mwambong avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Geno misses its intended target.
Geno throws a jab when Mwambong was well out of range.
Mwambong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Geno gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hardcore Geno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angoro Mwambong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Geno scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geno throws a lazy right hand but Mwambong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown by Mwambong or perhaps it was just good defense by Geno which made him look bad.
Mwambong slips a jab from Geno.
Mwambong walks into a jab.
Mwambong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardcore Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mwambong shoots for a double leg takedown but Geno sprawls well. He's pushed Mwambong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mwambong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwambong ducks under a wild hook from Geno.
Geno swings for the body but Mwambong moves out of range.
Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mwambong moves away.
Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Geno.
Geno misses with a body shot.
Mwambong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardcore Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angoro Mwambong.
Geno looks to land a left hand but Mwambong moved out of range nicely.
Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geno thows a body shot but no joy.
Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mwambong.
Mwambong moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mwambong pulls Geno into guard.
Mwambong looking to control.
Mwambong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Geno kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Geno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Geno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mwambong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geno has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mwambong is proving hard to escape from.
Geno with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Mwambong is just out of range.
Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mwambong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Geno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mwambong.
Mwambong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geno.
Geno misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Geno scores with a one two! Mwambong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mwambong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geno defends it nicely.
Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Geno misses with the combination.
Geno misses with a few strikes there.
Angoro Mwambong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardcore Geno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mwambong fails with a takedown attempt.
Mwambong misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hardcore Geno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Geno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hardcore Geno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Hayes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.
Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hug avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hug could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes jumps guard.
Hug might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hayes has a closed guard, preventing Hug from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Hug throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hug.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hayes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hug just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hug just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutus Hayes.
Hayes has Hug pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hug manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hayes looks gassed!
Hayes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hug is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Hug.
Hayes looking for a takedown.
Hug controlling the action here for a moment.
Hug lands a damaging elbow.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hug.
It looks like Brutus Hayes has been cut.
Hug breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hug clinches up against the cage.
Hug creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hug lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Hug lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hug.
Hug comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Hug lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hug breaks the clinch.
Hug tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hug closes the distance and clinches.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
Hug tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
Hayes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to stand but Hayes is controlling from the bottom.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Hug is proving a slippery customer.
Hug wants to get up but he can't break Hayes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hayes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hug defends it easily.
Hug trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hayes's guard.
Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Hayes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hug moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hug gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hug or not.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hug lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Hayes lands an elbow inside that Hug shrugs off.
Hayes lands a nice elbow.
Hayes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hug clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hayes is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hug with him. Hug is trying to defend but Hayes has an arm under the chin now! Hug grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brutus Hayes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jim crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). crow comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave- Cohise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jim crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crow pushes Romanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Romanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but crow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
crow manages to pull guard.
Romanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Romanov stops crow from standing up.
Romanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romanov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Romanov wants to control from the top but crow keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
crow managing to control the position.
Romanov trying to control but crow is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Andrei Romanov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
crow lands a high kick!
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but crow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
jim crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Romanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before crow can pounce on him.
Romanov looks gassed!
crow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
crow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Romanov struggling a bit here.
crow is looking to take a break and control but Romanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
crow looks up at the clock and then as Romanov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, crow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
crow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
crow trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.
crow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
crow is trying to get an arm triangle but Romanov is defending well.
Romanov wants to control but crow postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jim crow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
crow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. crow showed some decent athleticism there.
Romanov works his way to full guard. Good work.
crow wants to stand but Romanov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
crow content to stall in guard here.
crow won't allow Romanov to sweep him here.
crow controlling from the top position.
Romanov can't keep his opponent in guard - crow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crow tries to pass to full mount but Romanov defends it.
crow decides to return to a standing position.
crow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanov, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from crow.
crow goes for a takedown attempt but Romanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
crow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
crow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
crow trying to control the position but Romanov is working away.
Romanov is working to avoid the ground and pound but crow connects with a decent elbow.
crow is working to tighten is grip on Romanov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Romanov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but crow is really squeezing tight and eventually Romanov passes out! crow breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). jim crow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpion Kiing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Butcherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiing comes to the cage accompanied by Living on a Prayer. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scorpion Kiing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Butch Butcherson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcherson is looking to clinch.
Butcherson wants to clinch.
Kiing circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcherson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiing throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Butcherson.
Kiing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcherson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butcherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiing closes the distance and clinches.
Butcherson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiing prevents it.
Butcherson misses with an elbow over the top.
Butcherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiing won't allow it.
Kiing is trying to break free.
Butcherson tries to throw a body punch but Kiing avoids it by throwing Butcherson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing lands a nice elbow.
Butcherson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiing is defending well for now.
Butcherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiing won't allow it.
Butcherson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kiing.
Butcherson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butcherson misses with a knee to the head.
Kiing lands a hook that snaps the head of Butcherson backwards.
Butcherson pushes Kiing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butcherson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiing pinned against the cage. Kiing gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiing lands a big head kick that sends Butcherson tumbling to the mat! Kiing takes a step backwards and waves Butcherson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kiing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Butcherson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Kiing.
Kiing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiing throws a nice head kick!
Kiing lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcherson will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiing feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Butcherson sprawling to the canvas! Butcherson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiing finish him?!
Butcherson is rocked!
Kiing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiing moves into range and clinches up with Butcherson.
A short left from Kiing.
Kiing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kiing.
Kiing manages to break the clinch.
Kiing moves into the clinch.
Kiing wants the takedown. Butcherson is fighting it off but Kiing persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Butcherson's guard against the cage.
Kiing stands up and waves to Butcherson to follow him.
Kiing misses with a head kick.
Kiing lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butcherson takes a step back to recover.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiing swinging wilding here.
Kiing throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kiing closes the distance and clinches.
Kiing has Butcherson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butcherson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiing moves into range and clinches up with Butcherson.
Knees to the body from Butcherson.
Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion Kiing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcherson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kiing napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiing wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kiing to see if he's OK.
Butcherson decides to stand back up.
Butcherson tries to clinch but Kiing moves away
and Kiing counters with a straight right hand.
Kiing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butcherson, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcherson's brow.
Kiing manages to break the clinch.
Butcherson misses with a double jab.
Butcherson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kiing scores with a hook to the body. Butcherson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scorpion Kiing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butcherson tries to clinch
and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiing.
Kiing changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Butcherson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butcherson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiing as he jumps to the side.
Kiing throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butcherson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiing counters with a three punch combo that has Butcherson backing up. Butcherson nods at Kiing to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Kiing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kiing lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcherson will feel that in the morning.
Kiing throws a nice head kick!
Kiing moves into range and clinches up with Butcherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Scorpion Kiing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Butcherson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcherson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butcherson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiing counters with a straight right hand.
Butch Butcherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiing throws a head kick that misses.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters with a left and a right that stings Butcherson.
Kiing has closed the distance and engaged Butcherson in a clinch.
A short right from Kiing.
Kiing pushes Butcherson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kiing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Butcherson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Butcherson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcherson.
Kiing scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Kiing - that landed with a thud.
Butcherson missing with knees to the body.
Kiing pulls guard effortlessly.
Kiing wants to stand up but Butcherson is controlling him.
Butcherson wants to get up but he can't break Kiing's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butcherson is controlling him.
Butcherson trying to control but Kiing is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcherson manages to break the clinch.
Butcherson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcherson can do to turn this around?
Kiing thuds his shin into the meat of Butcherson's side.
Scorpion Kiing is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiing gets a clinch.
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Butcherson tries to clinch
and Kiing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Butcherson tries to keep at a distance but Kiing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson looks to clinch
and Kiing counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiing breaks from the clinch.
Butcherson looks to clinch
and Kiing counters with a three punch combo that has Butcherson backing up. Butcherson nods at Kiing to acknowledge the strikes.
Scorpion Kiing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiing tries to clinch but Butcherson is having none of it.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcherson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcherson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiing is fending him off so far but Butcherson persists. Nope, Kiing circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiing scoring well with a low kick there.
Butcherson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butcherson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scorpion Kiing dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kiing clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kiing.
Butcherson looking to slow down the pace here.
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Kiing circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kiing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Butcherson wants to clinch
and Kiing counters with a thumping low kick.
Kiing takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiing stops a takedown attempt from Butcherson.
Kiing breaks from the clinch.
Butcherson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiing.
Kiing throws a series of strikes that have Butcherson backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butcherson ducks right into an uppercut from Kiing.
Kiing moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiing stalling.
Kiing tries a knee to the head but Butcherson blocks it.
Butcherson pulls guard successfully.
Kiing gets to his feet. Butcherson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiing is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kiing pushes Butcherson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiing managing to block the knees to the body from Butcherson.
Kiing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butcherson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butcherson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcherson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butcherson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butcherson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Butcherson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kiing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butcherson.
Kiing closes the distance and clinches.
Butcherson wants a takedown.
Scorpion Kiing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Butcherson.
Kiing gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcherson tries to kick Kiing off but Kiing keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kiing moves into full mount! Butcherson won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiing working for a submission but Butcherson is keeping him at bay.
Kiing is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Butcherson with a poor takedown
and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiing.
Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Butcherson moves into the clinch.
Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiing is looking to land body kicks.
Butcherson looks to clinch
and Kiing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butcherson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kiing avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcherson.
Kiing breaks the clinch.
Kiing throws a leg kick that misses.
Butcherson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiing circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiing throws a right and a left that Butcherson avoids nicely.
Kiing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butcherson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kiing did well to prevent Butcherson getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butcherson in particular looking to stall.
Kiing looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scorpion Kiing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scorpion Kiing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Molotav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Molotav!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotav looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
Molotav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freeman.
Molotav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Molotav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Molotav.
A punch combination from Molotav misses.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Molotav sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Molotav lands with a nice combination. Freeman backs away looking to recover.
Molotav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molotav throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Molotav there.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Molotav but Molotav pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freeman shoots in but Molotav avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotav cracks Freeman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Molotav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Molotav stalks Freeman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freeman's face. Freeman staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotav paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Molotav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Molotav.
Molotav swinging wilding here.
Molotav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molotav lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Molotav misses with a double jab.
Molotav misses with a head kick.
Molotav fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Freeman backs up against the cage.
Molotav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Molotav defend it? Freeman steps over the head and cranks it - Molotav is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gordon Freeman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fumando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilja has chosen Mozart - Kyrie as his entrance music. Wolfgang Lilja is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fumando Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wolfgang Lilja!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Lilja.
Lilja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lilja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lilja throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Lilja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
Lilja tries to clinch up.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lilja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lilja clinches up against the cage.
Lilja landing knees to the body.
Lilja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez jumps guard but Lilja stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lilja gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fumando Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Lilja pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lilja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Lilja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lilja just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Lilja tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Lilja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lilja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Lilja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Lilja blocks it.
Lilja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lilja gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Lilja is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lilja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lilja unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilja tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lilja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez letting Lilja take a breather here.
Lilja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lilja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Lilja won't allow it.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lilja scores with a knee to the head.
Lilja avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lilja.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lilja taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lilja tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Lilja just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lilja throws knees to the body.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lilja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lilja is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jumps guard but Lilja stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lilja misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lilja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Lilja blocks it.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Lilja is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lilja is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilja blocks it with crossed arms.
Lilja landing knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but Lilja stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lilja controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez gets control of Lilja's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanchez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lilja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lilja defends it easily.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Lilja from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez pulls Lilja in close to his closed guard and prevents Lilja from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lilja trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Lilja dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Lilja looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lilja keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Lilja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lilja manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Lilja's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fumando Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilja.
Lilja tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lilja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lilja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lilja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Lilja circles away.
Wolfgang Lilja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lilja defends it nicely.
Lilja darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lilja trying to control here.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Lilja is a slippery customer.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Lilja is defending the position.
Lilja moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilja is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez trying to control but Lilja is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lilja has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sanchez is looking to defend but Lilja has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sanchez! Lilja pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sanchez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wolfgang Lilja!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadollah Amir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sadollah Amir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Alves!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Amir thows a body kick. Alves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Amir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Amir slams his shin into Alves's torso.
Alves misses with a leg kick.
Amir fakes the leg kick and cracks Alves in the body.
Amir tries a head kick but it misses.
Amir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amir.
Amir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amir throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amir.
Amir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Amir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circle, before Amir throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Alves's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Amir lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sadollah Amir!
Sadollah Amir retains his welterweight title!
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